Generel Characteristics:
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Designer![Company which designed the semiconductor component Company which designed the semiconductor component](icons/10x10/info_gray.gif) |
Apple |
Type: |
A9X APL1021 |
Codename: |
S8001 |
Year Released: |
2015 |
Function |
Multi-core Application Processor |
Architecture:
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Width of Machine Word![Maximum bitwidth of ALU operands. Width of machine word can also be defined in different ways (register width, instruction width, etc.) in case of recent microprocessors. Maximum bitwidth of ALU operands. Width of machine word can also be defined in different ways (register width, instruction width, etc.) in case of recent microprocessors.](icons/10x10/info_gray.gif) |
64 bit |
Supported Instruction Set(s): |
ARMv8-A (A32, A64) |
Number of processor core(s): |
2 |
Type of processor core(s)![Type and allocation of processor core(s) Type and allocation of processor core(s)](icons/10x10/info_gray.gif) |
2x Apple Twister cores |
Buses:
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Memory Interface(s): |
mobile (LP) DDR4 SDRAM |
Max. Clock Frequency of Memory IF![Clock frequency of fastest supported memory interface Clock frequency of fastest supported memory interface](icons/10x10/info_gray.gif) |
1600 MHz |
Data Bus Width![Maximum selectable bit width of primary data bus (RAM) of memory interface Maximum selectable bit width of primary data bus (RAM) of memory interface](icons/10x10/info_gray.gif) |
64 bit |
Number of data bus channels: |
2 ch |
Max. Data Rate![Maximal throughput of the fastest supported memory interface in 1000 megabyte per seconds units. Maximal throughput of the fastest supported memory interface in 1000 megabyte per seconds units.](icons/10x10/info_gray.gif) |
51.2 Gbyte/s |
Non-volatile Memory Interface |
eMMC 5.1
, moviNAND
, NAND Flash Interface
, SATA![SATA revision 1.0 (2003) offering 1.5 Gbit/s data rate SATA revision 1.0 (2003) offering 1.5 Gbit/s data rate](icons/10x10/info_gray.gif) |
Clock Frequencies:
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Recommended Maximum Clock Frequency: |
2260 MHz max. |
Cache Memories:
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L1 Instruction Cache per Core![Capacity of level 1 instruction cache per processor core Capacity of level 1 instruction cache per processor core](icons/10x10/info_gray.gif) |
64 Kbyte I-Cache |
L1 Data Cache per Core![Capacity of level 1 data cache per processor core Capacity of level 1 data cache per processor core](icons/10x10/info_gray.gif) |
64 Kbyte D-Cache |
Total L2 Cache![Capacity of level 2 cache shared between processor core(s) Capacity of level 2 cache shared between processor core(s)](icons/10x10/info_gray.gif) |
3072 Kbyte L2 |
Technology and Packaging:
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Feature Size![The minimum physical dimension in the integrated circuit which can be fabricated with the given semiconductor technology The minimum physical dimension in the integrated circuit which can be fabricated with the given semiconductor technology](icons/10x10/info_gray.gif) |
16 nm |
Semiconductor Technology: |
FinFET![Multigate (usually double-gate) MOSFET transistor technology Multigate (usually double-gate) MOSFET transistor technology](icons/10x10/info_gray.gif) |
Number of Transistors Integrated: |
3000000000 |
Fab![Plant which fabricates the semiconductor component Plant which fabricates the semiconductor component](icons/10x10/info_gray.gif) |
TSMC |
Graphical Subsystem:
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Embedded GPU![Manufactuer (or IP designer) and type of embedded graphics coprocessor(s). Manufactuer (or IP designer) and type of embedded graphics coprocessor(s).](icons/10x10/info_gray.gif) |
IMG PowerVR Series 7XT GPU |
Number of GPU cores: |
12-core GPU |
GPU Clock: |
650 MHz GPU |
Cellular Communication:
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Supported Cellular Data Links |
No |
Communication Interfaces:
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Supported USB Specification: |
USB 2.0
, USB 3.0 / USB 3.1 Gen 1 / USB 3.2 Gen 1x1![Released in November 2008, USB 3.0 specification introduced USB SuperSpeed enabling devices to communicate at 5 Gbit/s. Later renamed as USB 3.1 Gen 1, then USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 Released in November 2008, USB 3.0 specification introduced USB SuperSpeed enabling devices to communicate at 5 Gbit/s. Later renamed as USB 3.1 Gen 1, then USB 3.2 Gen 1x1](icons/10x10/info_gray.gif) |
Bluetooth support |
No |
Wireless LAN support |
No |
Supported Audio/Video Interface: |
HDMI (Unspecified)
, DisplayPort (Unspecified)
, HDMI 1.3
, HDMI 1.3a
, HDMI 1.4![HDMI 1.4 specification was published May 28, 2009 and introduces HDMI Type D micro connector and 4K video support. HDMI 1.4 specification was published May 28, 2009 and introduces HDMI Type D micro connector and 4K video support.](icons/10x10/info_gray.gif) |
Satellite Navigation:
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Supported GPS protocol(s): |
GPS (NMEA 0183)![NMEA 0183 NMEA 0183](icons/10x10/info_gray.gif) |
Additional Information:
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Special Features: 2x Custom Apple Twister 64-bit ARMv8-compatible (AArch32-AArch64) Harvard Superscalar processor cores, ARM VFPv4, 2160p video encode, 2160p video decode, OpenCL 1.2, OpenGL, Vulkan, DirectX 11 |
Datasheet Attributes:
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Data Integrity |
Preliminary |
Added![The exact time of the datasheet addition The exact time of the datasheet addition](icons/10x10/info_gray.gif) |
2015-09-09 23:01 |